Dual edging



Oct. 27, 1953 A. H. GRAUPNER 2,656,880

DUAL EDGING Filed June 25, 1953. 2 Sheets-Smet l ATTORNEYS Oct. Y27, 1953 A, H, GRAUPNER 2,656,880

DUAL EDGING Filed June 25, 195i 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 2? NVENTOR 'ARTHUR H.GRAUPN1ER ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 27, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DUAL EDGING Arthur H. Graupner, Oshkosh, Wis. Application June 25, 1951, Serial No. 233,361

3Claims. 1

`This invention appertains to furniture, and more particularly to the upholstering of chairs, lounges and the like of the type having removable seat cushions.

It is customary, in the art of upholstering, to provide a raised front or rolled edge on the seat or bottom of the upholstered chairs and lounges, to give a pleasing appearance to the furniture, and to act as a stop for the removable cushions placed on the seat or bottom.

Much difliculty has been experienced in the making of this raised front edge, and the services of a skilled upholsterer are required. The usual procedure is to utilize a heavy, preformed padded strip at the front edge of the bottom under the finishing cover. The placing of the preformed strip in position requires skill and the hand sewing of the padded strip in place at its front and rear edge is a time-consuming and tedious operation, and the cost of the strip is material. In spite of the employment of skilled upholsterers, the positioning of the preformed strip varies, and consequently, the raised edge in different pieces of furniture varies.

One of the primary objects of my invention, is to provide a novel means for forming a raised, front rolled edge on upholstered seat bottoms which will entirely dispense with the necessity of providing a preformed, padded strip and the sewing thereof in place, and which will give a pleasing appearance to the furniture and an effective support for the cushions and persons sitting on the chair or lounge.

Another salient object of my invention is the revision of a front wire frame carried by the top lining of the chair bottom and the front finishing cover at the point of the sewing of the lining and front finishing cover, together with means for holding the front of the Wire frame in a raised, elevated position over which the ordinary padding is placed to form the desired front, elevated edge.

A further important object of my invention is to provide means whereby the front wire frame together with the top lining and the front finishing cover are merely secured to the spring bottom by the use of wire hooks, which can be easily and quickly placed in position by unskilled workmen, the wire frame forming a uniform straight edge.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of supplemental springs at the front edge of the seat bottom for holding the wire frame in its desired, elevated position and for giving additional resiliency to said raised front edge.

letter C generally indicates a piece With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specically described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings,

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional View through a piece of furniture constructed in accordance with my invention to give the desired front raised edge, the section being taken on the line I-I of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 2 is a horizontal, sectional view through the piece of furniture, taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary detail vertical sectional view, taken on the line 3--3 of Figure 2, illustrating the means for hooking the front wire frame in position.

Figure 4 is a similar sectional View, but taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows and illustrating the means for securing the supplemental supporting springs in place.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary, detail perspective view with parts broken away and in section illustrating the front wire frame and its hooks carried by the top seat lining and front finishing cover, prior to the placing of the frame, lining and cover in place.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail perspective view of one of the supplemental springs.

Figure 'l is a fragmentary transverse sectional view showing the use of my frame for forming a raised, rolled edge.

Referringto the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the of furniture,

which in the present instance can be considered as a chair having arms.

The chair C includes the usual chair frame I0, having attached thereto the spring seat bottom II. This resilient seat bottom II, includes a lower wire frame I2, which is secured as at I 3 and I4 to the front and rear rails I5 and I6 of the chair frame. The resilient seat bottom II, also includes a. top wire frame II and the bottom frame I2 and the top frame I'I are connected by coil springs I8. This described structure is common in upholstered chairs and lounges.

In accordance with my invention, I employ a front supplemental wire frame I9 to form the front raised edge 20 of the chair bottom. This front supplemental wire frame I9, includes front and rear parallel stretches ZI and 22 connected together by end'stretches 23. The chair bottom and the spring frame Il, are covered by a suitable fabric lining 24 and a front ornamental .finishing cover 25. The top lining 24 is normally hidden from view by a removable seat cushion 26, shown in dotted lines in Figure 1. The lining 24 and the front finishing cover 25, are united by sewing to form a seam 2l, and these pieces are 'unitediprior to the-placingtherecf over the-chair bottom. The rearI stretchl22 of my supplemental front wire frame I9 is received in this seam, as is best shown in Figures 4 and. The stitching 28 for the seam` holds the .wire frame in place. Hooks 29 are carried by therea'r stretch 22 of the frame i9 for swinging movement and these hooks can extend through openings in the seam.

After the resilient frame Il is placed..in..posi tion on the chair frame and covered by a top padding 30, the lining 24y is l.placed over the padding and the bills '29' of the'hooksf29 are placed over the front of the'top Vwire'frame I1 `ofthe spring bottomr H. The lining 24 is nowpulled back and drawn taut and secured in placeto the upper edge of the rear rail I6 of the chair frame i0, by suitable fastening elements,1sucn as tacks 3i. The .pulling backof the lining andthe "fastening of the samein place-also pulls back on the'hooks29 and there is a tendencyl for the frame i9 to swing up to the raised position shown in Figures 1, 3 land 4.

,It is lpreferred to provide spring means ufor holdingV the'front of the wire frame I9 in a raised Velevated position andto add resiliencyto the front raised edge and I employ wire springs 32 for this purpose, which can be easily and quickly placed in position. 'Each of the springs 32 is preferably 'fabricated'from a piece of wire and includes a top U-shaped portion 33 .and bottom bent-back resilient legs 34. 'The outerends of the legs 34 terminate'in hooks 35, and these hooks are also placed about the front ofthe 'top Wire frame VI'l of the chair spring bottom Il. The top U-shaped portion 33 of each spring has secured'thereto a metal strip`3'6 having a tongue 31, Iwhich` is 'bent about thefrontstretch 2l of my wire frame I9. This type of springis preferred, as the same canbe cheaply made and can be quickly and easily placed `in position. Obviously, any number of these springs thatmay be desired can be employed. After the springs 32 are in place, a` front padding "38`is placed over the frame I9 and is brought down in front of the chair or other piece of furniture, after which the front finishing cover 25 is secured to vthe chair frame.

From the foregoing description, it can .beseen that I have provided an eicient means for .for-ming a front lelevated edge on upholstered furniture and that the edge can be .quickly and inexpensively made by unskilled help.

Where a rolled, raised edge is'desired, seelFigurel '7, a padding'l39 .canbe'flded over .the rframe ,19. That is, the..,padding can'be placed on top 'parting fromthe spirit ':or"`the' scope fof this in- '--.vention,fbutlwhat I claim -as new is:

1. A bottom for upholstered furniture of the #type having a raised front edge comprising a .resilient seat frame, a top padding on the frame, "acover for said padding, a cover for the front Iofthe'resilient seat frame, means connecting the adjacent edges of the coverings together, a sup- Vplemental wire 'frame for the front of the bottomincluding front and rear straight parallel stretches and connecting end stretches, said rear stretch being connected to the coverings atthe point of the uniting of said coverings, spaced hooks pvotally carried bythe rearstretch'hocked over the top front edge of the resilient seatframe,

`said top covering being pulled taut in a rearward direction to hold the hooks tight on the-resilient seat frame, and apadding over the supplemental frame.

`2. A bottom for uphclstered'furniture of the type 'having a raised front edge'comprisin'g a resilient seat frame, 'a top padding on-thefra'me, a supplemental'frame pivotally secured Ito I,the front of the resilient frame "and'includinga 'front straight stretch, and springs -.normally'holding the front stretch in araised elevated position above the top padding, said springsfincluding 'hooks engaging over the 'front of the resilient frame and 'means connecting `the 'sprin'gs'to'V the front stretch of the Supplementalframe.

3. A bottom for upholsteredfurn'iture 'ofthe type havingra raised'front edge comprising 'a resilient frame, a top paddingon the frame, a supplemental frame including' front and rear` parallel stretches and connecting end stretches, hooks pivotally carried by the rear vstretchan'd hooked over the vfront of the resilientframe, and

meansv supportingthe'front stretch ina raised elevated position above the top padding, said means for supporting'the front stretch including spaced springs, each of said springs including an upper section and lower resilient legs 'terminating in hooks engaged over 'the resilient frame, and a plate carriedl by theupper section having a tongue 'bent overthe front stretch of the vsupplemental frame.

ARTHURfI-I. GRAUPNER..

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